Just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism...

Had my physical October 16. My mother had thyroid problems, I turned 40 this year and now have hypothyroidism. I was doing really good until about 2 to 3 months ago. I started gaining weight. Now it seems I am just staying at the same weight. I started taking synthroid, thought this would help, but it hasn't. I also would love to have someone to buddy with. Is there anything else I can do or try?

I have hypothyroidism too. A couple of things that can help. First, take your medicine everyday, same time helps. Also, most people with a thyroid problem also have metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance is one of the components of metabolic syndrome). A healthy thyroid depends on you keeping your blood sugar in a normal range and high sugar levels destroys the thyroid function.

You may not eat candy and sweets but so many foods have hidden sugars, particularly boxed or prepackaged and "low fat" foods. There's also the problem of eating too many carbs (breads, cereals, pastas) and starchy foods (corn, potatoes, bananas).

Wish it was that simple thinner... I eat seaweed, bought in the grocery store where they sell sushi , take kelp pills, anything from the sea that has natural iodine. Don't eat raw nightshade veggies, cabbage, broccoli etc, must be cooked at least 1 min to get rid of the enzyme that fights the thyroid pill.

Low thyroid function is not a deal breaker when it comes to weight loss, just means it might be a little slower.

Spices that help the metabolism might work too. Cayenne or Chili pepper and capsaicin, ginger, turmeric and cinnamon....

Wish it was that simple thinner... I eat seaweed, bought in the grocery store where they sell sushi , take kelp pills, anything from the sea that has natural iodine.

You have to be careful with recommending iodine, if your thyroid is caused by a lack of iodine, then supplementing is ok. However, if it's because of an auto-immunity, taking iodine provides no benefit. Also, taking excess iodine can worsen thryoid issues so if you already get enough and are supplementing, that could be a bad thing.

That article doesn't say it can be dangerous, just that it'll do nothing. I don't eat processed salt and see the sodium overuse as another problem. They iodized salt for a reason but an opened box of table salt with iodide will lose its iodine content in about four weeks through the process of oxidation and iodine sublimation. So who uses a box of salt in 4 weeks?

I've never heard of getting too much iodine. My Naturopath is the one who suggested seaweed and kelp years ago and nothing was talked about. Can you post some info on that? I'll do some search myself but I'd be interested in reading that info. thanks.

I'm on synthroid as well. Try to be patient. When I started it took them a long time to get my dosage right.

In addition, I really changed my diet and exercise regimen once I as diagnosed (it was actually why I switched into my current career). If you (like most people) don't eat much in the way of sea veggies (really...who does? lol) - try adding vegegreens or greens+ into a protein shake in the morning. It's loaded with veggies that have lots of iodine. If you don't like the taste here's a recipe that hides it pretty well and makes a great meal substitution: http://completecarecoaching.com/blog/goal-disguise-vegegreens/

I am also on synthroid, and it took several visits over the course of a year to the doctor to get the correct dosage. Make sure you take your synthroid first thing in the morning on an empty stomach and wait at least half an hour before eating anything.

I am on Levothyroxsine for years now. Not sure if that's generic for another name of hypothyroid med. I asked, and used to take that L-Tyrosine too, but the doctor said not to do that. So desperate to find a High Metabolism burner, especially since sedentary because of respiratory diseases. Help me....any and all into and suggestions welcomed. LISAMSV

I was diagnosed with low thyroid function during a routine blood test. Ever since I started taking the medicine (Amrour), I've GAINED 10 pounds. I had no symptoms before...now my hair falls out and I itch like crazy. I'm quitting the meds!

That's probably one of the only natural medications for thyroid. Talk with your doctor. I took it and also lost a lot of hair. Changed scripts about 2 weeks ago and waiting for it to stop. But I was finally able to lose weight when I got on the Armour. Good luck.

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I used to be on Synthroid, and only having TSH tests. I didn't feel good, so they did a T3/T4 test and found that my body doesn't convert my T4 into T3 so I need T3 supplementation. Presently, I am taking ERFA Thyroid and all my blood tests (TSH, T3, T4) seem to be in the perfect ranges. Thank goodness, I didn't have hair falling out or itching like crazy. Although over the past two years since discovering that I had hypothyroidism, I have gained 40 lbs -- but I believe it happened because I was giving up after gaining weight while being good on a diet and not going on a diet for months at a time. Now, I have no excuse.

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